Grand strategy specialist publisher Paradox Interactive is celebrating how well its in-house games sell despite (or I guess because of) catering to a hardcore PC audience.

In a press release, Paradox announced that the newly-released Hearts of Iron 4 has already sold over 200,000 copies, which is a fantastic effort for just two weeks on sale – especially if the thought of layers of menus and a focus on World War II history makes you feel a bit faint.

Stellaris, Paradox’s first science-fiction grand strategy effort, released in May and has already sold over 500,000 copies. This is unsurprising given it smashed Paradox’s records with 200,000 sales in the first 24 hours.

Finally, Europa Universalis 4, something of a flagship for the publisher, has shifted over 1 million copies. This figure does not include expansions or DLC; only the base game.

To share its pleasure in these milestones, Paradox is giving away the Fredman’s Epistles DLC for Europa Universalis 4. Threough July 4, you can simply grab it from Steam. If you’re ready to upgrade from Crusader Kings 2 to something with a broader focus, this seems like a good time to get on board EU4.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2016/06/23/paradox-sells-loads-of-strategy-games-gives-away-free-europa-universalis-4-dlc/feed/0Paradox Development Studio charts history from Europa Universalis to Runemasterhttp://www.vg247.com/2014/05/01/paradox-development-studio-charts-history-from-europa-universalis-to-runemaster/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/01/paradox-development-studio-charts-history-from-europa-universalis-to-runemaster/#respondThu, 01 May 2014 01:49:10 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=468583Paradox isn’t just a publisher; its internally developed titles range from strategy to grand strategy to tactical strategy to Runemaster. The video below follows the studio’s history.

Paradox Development Studio’s titles include Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, Victoria, March of the Eagles and Sengoku.

You can see a little bit of what Paradox is currently working on in the video, too – Runemaster and Hearts of Iron 4, as well as a secret project.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/01/paradox-development-studio-charts-history-from-europa-universalis-to-runemaster/feed/0Hearts of Iron 4 announced for early 2015 releasehttp://www.vg247.com/2014/01/23/hearts-of-iron-4-announced-for-early-2015-release/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/23/hearts-of-iron-4-announced-for-early-2015-release/#respondThu, 23 Jan 2014 20:38:22 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=442932Hearts of Iron 4 has been announced by Paradox Interactive. The latest installment in the World War 2 strategy series has an announcement trailer and a set of artwork available for you to peruse. Not much is known about the game at present other than it will be releases on Linux, Mac and PC early next year.